Month: October 2015

Since they weren’t competing for a trophy, in the AAA divison, at the first Cheer Dawg Classic staged in the new Toombs County High School Gym, the Cheer Dawgs goal was to perform well and score high in their final regular season event before Region 1 competition in Statesboro on November 7th and they did. The girls scored high enough to finish third behind first place Pierce County and second…

Ten Toombs County Bulldog Seniors wanted to win their final game in Booster Stadium. However, Tattnall County scored touchdowns in the first and second quarters and a field goal in the fourth in a 17-8 victory. All eight Bulldog points were scored by senior Jordan Usher. The quarterback/receiver caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from Dalton McBride with 1:25 remaining in the fourth quarter and then Usher moved to quarterback and…

With a little more than a minute to play, in a 7-7 game in Vidalia, the Toombs County junior varsity football team had the ball at the Indian 48 and it was fourth and seven. In JV ball their is no overtime. So, you either play for a tie or the win. The Dawgs went for the win trying to score a touchdown or set up Rig Tinoco for a field goal…

The Toombs County competition cheerleading hasn’t had a “home game” since October of 2013. That will end on Saturday when the Cheer Dawgs play host to the Cheer Dawg Classic in the new TCHS Gym. This will be a big event with a total of 36 teams traveling to Lyons- 24 high school squads and 12 middle school teams including the TCMS Cheer Pups. The Cheer Dawgs are scheduled to…

For the second year former Toombs County Bulldog quarterback John McDonald is heading up the Kids Wrestling Program in Toombs County and he is looking for young wrestlers for the 2015-16 season. Coach McDonald works with 10-under, 8-under and 6-under wrestlers. Registration begins November 2nd through the 5th from 5 to 6 p.m. at Toomb County Middle School near the wrestling room. John McDonald talks about the Toombs County Kids…

In March then Brantley County sophomore Mikel Collins hit a solo homer and made two spectacular catches to help the Herons to a 7-1 win over Toombs County at Jacky Jones Field. On October 23, in Nahunta, the lefty turned two broken plays into touchdowns with two throws as Brantley held off the Bulldogs 26-12 on the Herons Senior Night, Leading 6-0 in the second quarter, Collins turned a bobbled…

The Toombs County Bulldog junior varsity football team traveled to Dodge and they had only 17 fully dressed out players for their next to last game of the season. The end result a 47-8 loss to the Indians. The Dawgs scored their touchdown in the fourth quarter on a 20-yard run by Alex Hunt. Quarterback Ashlee Ashley made the pitch to Hunt and also set up the score with a long run….

The Toombs County High School Redcoat Marching Band competed on Saturday, October 17 at the Sound of Silver Marching Band Invitational at Pierce County High School. The Redcoats competed in Festival and scored: Drum Major–Superior, Auxiliary–Superior, Percussion– Excellent, and had an Overall Band Score–Superior. Later in the day, the Redcoats competed in Competition and scored Drum Major –Superior, Auxiliary–Excellent, Percussion–Excellent, and had an Overall Band Score–Excellent. The TCHS Redcoats are…

There is a mighty fine football team in south Toombs County and on Saturday the nine-year old Yellow Jackets won a jamboree at the Toombs Central Football Field. Watch a slideshow Toombs won two pool play games beating Montgomery County 21-6 and Wheeler County 6-0. In the championship game Toombs shutout Wheeler County 24-0. So far this season the Jackets have eight out of nine games. Their only loss was in…

In a Region 1 game, in which Pierce County beat Toombs County 41-20, the highlight at halftime was the crowning of the homecoming queen. TCHS senior competition cheerleader Emily Banks said she was shaking when Rustin Howard called out her name on the public address system in Booster Stadium. Breanna Walker, the 2014 homecoming queen who now plays basketball at Coastal Georgia, crowned Emily the 2015 queen. Naomi Delgado, a…